The Effect of Teaching Vocabulary through Synonymous, Semantically Unrelated, and Hyponym Sets on EFL Learners’ Retention
Many textbooks include semantically related words and sometimes teachers add synonyms, antonyms, etc. to the words in order to present new vocabulary items without questioning the possible effects. This study sought to investigate the effect of teaching vocabulary through synonym, semantically unrel...
Main Authors: | Elaheh Sotoudehnama, Faezeh Soleimanifard |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Allameh Tabataba'i University Press
2013-11-01
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Series: | Issues in Language Teaching |
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Online Access: | https://ilt.atu.ac.ir/article_1362_90b02383002a81166bf372fd4d6c38e5.pdf |
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